Exploring Life & Business with Maire Daugharty of Physician Vitality Services

Today we’d like to introduce you to Maire Daugharty.

Maire, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I am an anesthesiologist who decided to become a mental health clinician after practicing for a little over 15 years post training. I became very aware of our work climate evolving to become quite problematic, I noted the exorbitantly high completed suicide rate particularly in my specialty and I decided I wanted to contribute to making a positive difference. I have also long had an interest in mental health and went to medical school thinking I would become a psychiatrist. I did not favor the medication management approach that has become a majority of that training. Ultimately I went back to graduate school and pursued additional training in the modalities which I favor and licensed in counseling and marriage and family therapy. I opened a private practice working with adult individuals and couples and continue to work part time as an anesthesiologist. A great combination!

I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
It has not been a smooth road. I explored the idea of doing a second residency in psychiatry but ultimately recognized that perspectives had not changed much. I applied to and started at Argosy University in Denver, a great hybrid option for working adults. Unfortunately, it was purchased and embezzled and closed down just before I started the Practicum and Internship portion of my training. They did a great job finding alternatives for us and I transferred to Regis for a short period but which was not a good fit for me and my full time working schedule. I graduated from Hodges University in FL, fortunately one of my instructors moved there and reached out to see if any of us would like to finish our degrees there. I felt an enormous amount of anxiety about career change in the first place, I was stepping out of a well established career into something of the unknown, but am so fortunate to have had the opportunities that I did despite some bumps in the road. Building my practice has been a joy.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
I named my practice a bit after our anesthesia group, Physician Anesthesia Services because it embodied the values I uphold. It is a service offered, and I offer it in that spirit. I also wanted to focus on vitality because we lose this in our day to day responsibilities which can sometimes feel overwhelming. I wanted to help with problem solving, depression, anxiety, ADHD, burnout, for example, but I wanted the focus to be coming out on the other side reconnected with a sense of vitality.

Any big plans?
My only plan is to continue growing and refining the services I offer. I recently added medication management for outpatient care, I do presentations, writing, and podcast interviews to share my views and approach which is really important in a psychotherapy practice and I continue to seek opportunities to engage this important work.

Pricing:

• Individual therapy 185
• Couples counseling 225

Contact Info:

• Website: https://Www.mdaugharty.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maire-daugharty?trk=contact-info
• Other: https://kevinmd.com/post-author/maire-daugharty